sticking in one's craw Antonyms
Strongest:
- burning-up-
- putting-out
- wearing-on
- bothering
- hacking-off-
- bugging
- getting-to
- annoying
- irritating
- persecuting
Strong:
- itching
- narking
- piquing
- getting-one-s-goat
- plaguing
- teasing
- frosting
- insulting
- nettling
- irking
- worrying
- peeving
- ruffling
- aggravating
- setting-one-s-teeth-on-edge
- getting
- galling
- chafing
- rasping
- provoking
- grating
- spiting
- griping
- angering
- getting-on-one-s-nerves
- infuriating
- riling
- rubbing-the-wrong-way
- eating
- exasperating
- vexing
Weak:
- incensing
- devilling
- agitating
- harassing
- unsettling
- distressing
- inflaming
- ballyragging
- discomposing
- bullyragging
- offending
- upsetting
- freaking-out-
- outraging
- roiling
- enflaming
- rankling
- badgering
- disquieting
- nagging
- undoing
- antagonizing
- exercising
- hassling
- deviling
- rousing
- heckling
- harrying
- hagriding
- enraging
- baiting
- maddening
- discomforting
- pestering
- perturbing
Meaning of sticking in one's craw
sticking in one's craw
a long slender piece of wood or metal, a marijuana cigarette, to stab with something pointed, to become blocked, wedged, or jammed, to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk, a person entitled to bear such a baton, a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch, delay, stop, person, chap, mast entry 1 sense 1, project, protrude, a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material, to halt the movement or action of, a baton symbolizing an office or dignity, to remain effective, baffle entry 1 sense 1, stump, a piece of the materials composing something (such as a building), an airplane lever operating the elevators and ailerons, to push out, up, or under, a piece of furniture, to remain in a place, situation, or environment, a number of parachutists dropping together, criticism, abuse, cheat, defraud, to hold fast or adhere resolutely, an herbaceous stalk resembling a woody stick, a person who is dull or lifeless, to attach by or as if by causing to adhere to a surface, something like a stick in shape or use, to cling to a surface, composing stick, a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub, any of various implements resembling a stick in shape, origin, or use, to execute (a landing) flawlessly in gymnastics, push, thrust, punishment or the threat of punishment used to force compliance or cooperation, a dull, inert, stiff, or spiritless person, the gearshift lever of an automobile, to become blocked or jammed, to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce, to become fixed in place by or as if by gluing, balk, scruple, a club or staff used as a weapon, something prepared in a long and slender form, infatuated with, walking stick, a cut or broken branch of twig especially when dry and dead, to become fast by or as if by miring or by gluing or plastering, to hold to something firmly by or as if by adhesion, something used to force compliance, yard entry 1 sense 4, adhesive quality or substance, remote usually rural districts regarded especially as backward, dull, or unsophisticated, baffle, stump, to bring to a halt, to fasten by pushing in, to put or set in a specified place or position, to cause to penetrate, to be unable to proceed (as through fear or conscience), to maintain one's position especially in face of opposition, something prepared (as by cutting, molding, or rolling) in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form, something used for striking or moving an object in a game, walking stick sense 1, to fasten by thrusting in, to find oneself baffled, to be unable to proceed, to compel to pay especially by trickery, a thrust with a pointed instrument, to pierce with something pointed, to furnish with things fastened on by or as if by piercing, an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game, overcharge, a number of bombs arranged for release from a bombing plane in a series across a target, to irritate, nag at, or obsess one, to keep close in a chase or competition, to become fixed in place by means of a pointed end, impediment, cheat entry 1 sense 1, defraud, to kill by piercing, to hit or propel (something, such as a hockey puck) with a stick, remote usually rural districts, impale, to saddle with something disadvantageous or disagreeable, to burden with something disagreeable, to hold to something tightly, to treat harshly or unfairly
sticking in one's craw Sentence Examples
- The boss's condescending remarks were sticking in Sarah's craw, fueling her resentment.
- The unfulfilled promise by the politician continued to stick in the craw of the voters.
- The neighbor's loud music was constantly sticking in John's craw, disrupting his sleep.
- The smell of burnt popcorn lingered in the air, sticking in Tom's craw and reminding him of the ruined snack.
- The injustice of the situation was sticking in Emily's craw, driving her to seek retribution.
- The memory of the lost opportunity stuck in David's craw, haunting him with regret.
- The sight of the abandoned house filled Penny with discomfort, sticking in her craw as a symbol of decay.
- The unanswered questions kept sticking in Mary's craw, making her anxious and restless.
- The betrayal of a close friend was sticking in Mark's craw, causing him deep pain and anger.
- The constant criticism from her peers was sticking in Jessica's craw, eroding her self-esteem.
FAQs About the word sticking in one's craw
a long slender piece of wood or metal, a marijuana cigarette, to stab with something pointed, to become blocked, wedged, or jammed, to make oneself vulnerable b
burning (up), putting out, wearing on, bothering, hacking (off), bugging, getting to,annoying, irritating, persecuting
placating, appeasing, satisfying, conciliating, propitiating, gratifying, mollifying, pleasing, comforting, pacifying
The boss's condescending remarks were sticking in Sarah's craw, fueling her resentment.
The unfulfilled promise by the politician continued to stick in the craw of the voters.
The neighbor's loud music was constantly sticking in John's craw, disrupting his sleep.
The smell of burnt popcorn lingered in the air, sticking in Tom's craw and reminding him of the ruined snack.
